Men to take on machine at WSOP demonstration

Two online pros will attempt to beat a poker-playing computer program developed by University of Alberta researchers at the World Series of Poker on July 4-6, during the Gaming Life Expo at the Rio in Las Vegas.
One of the two players taking on the program   …full article

Trump Plaza to test automated, dealerless poker tables

Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza Casino has agreed to test 12 automated poker tables for PokerTek, Inc., making it the first casino to have the dealerless tables in the stake of New Jersey.
The tables have already been implemented at places like the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut   …full article

E-mail containing virus falsely claims to be from Doyle’s Room

An e-mail circulating that claims to be from Doyle’s Room, an online poker site, actually contains a malicious virus and has no relation to the site.
According to cardplayer.com:
A malicious e-mail made to look like a customer service message from DoylesRoom.com warning that the player’s account   …full article

PokerStars launches PokerStars.tv

PokerStars has announced that it is launching a new Web site, pokerstars.tv, that will host poker-themed videos and webcasts.
Right now the site is still in the beta stage and has a lot of PokerStars material on it. But it is likely poised to go beyond   …full article

Trojan program used to see hole cards identified

A story at TechRadar.com claims that trojan programs are being used to steal — perhaps millions of dollars — via online poker.
Mikko Hyppönen, the chief research officer at the security software company F-Secure said his company recently investigated a case where a player lost hundreds   …full article

New Scientist: Researchers developing anti-fraud ‘Gambling DNA’

The New Scientist published an article today on an interesting evolution in online gambling fraud-prevention tactics: the development of a robust player profile, or DNA, that tracks tendencies and alerts a system to deviation from those established patterns.
Excerpt from the story:
To ensure a human, and   …full article

Canada hosts largest “automated” poker tournament

A casino in Quebec recently held the largest ever tournament held entirely on automated tables. According to a story at pokerpages.com, Casino de Montreal hosted a $225 buyin no-limit Texas hold’em tournament on Feb. 12, with 240 players competing on dealerless electronic poker tables.   …full article

Lightning Poker gets poker table patent

Lightning Poker has announced its success in receiving a patent for its electronic poker table.
Patent number 7,306,516 has been awarded by the US Patent and Trademark Office to protect the innovative center screen, which Brian Haveson, Lightning Gaming’s CEO, calls “a key component to   …full article

“TicketMaster for poker tournaments” starts run with the Taj Mahal

No more waiting in line to register for tournaments, if PTseats takes off the way Donald Trump is betting it will.
The convenience charge of 3-6% of buy-in will be worth it to a fair number of people who prefer not to show up early to   …full article

Problems with PokerStars e-checks

At least two weeks after problems started cropping up with e-check deposits onto PokerStars, the company has removed the option of doing so.
Checks already deposited should start to clear in the next few days, and players are cautioned to have the funds ready in their   …full article

Vitamin might be alternative to embarassing self-exclusion

Sick of emailing PokerStars every 32 days to request a one-month self-exclusion because you can’t control your degenerate urges? Well, taking a pill is not only less embarrassing than making that request, it’s also quicker. Probably.
Research done at the University of Minnesota   …full article

Negreanu and I-play launch industry first instructional mobile video series

A ground-breaking mobile video series was recently launched by poker expert Daniel Negreanu and I-play. The product is aimed at teaching enthusiastic poker players and fans to win a la poker expert Negreanu. The ‘Win at Texas Hold ’Em’ instructional series can currently be used   …full article

US-based mobile wagering community launches

If the thousands of other wagering options available online just aren’t doing it for you, now there’s another outlet for your gambling needs. It’s called Swamble, and while it’s not for real cash (con), it is available on your mobile phone (pro).
Swamble basically acts   …full article

World’s Largest completely electronic Poker Room Opens in Michigan

PokerTek tables have been put into play in casinos all around the world, but the Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan is the first completely electronic poker room.
The casino features 15 PokerTek ‘Poker Pro’ ten seat tables and 4 PokerPro heads up tables.   …full article

Poker Pros Beat Polaris Software

Phil Laak and Ali Eslami beat Polaris poker software in the final game on July 24 after 4 thrilling rounds. Both players agreed that the program was a tough competitor.
The Polaris is a computer poker playing software developed by the University of Alberta Computer Poker   …full article

Computer 1, Humans 0 in the first official poker tournament

At the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) annual conference in the Hyatt Regency, Vancouver the first official poker tournament pitting humans against computer is underway.

Phil Laak and Ali Esmali are set to play against Polaris, a computer program developed by the University   …full article

Blind man now allowed to play in World Series Main Event

Facing a potential PR black eye, Harrah’s has reversed course and now is claiming that a miscommunication resulted in Jason Holbrook of Bakersfield, California - who is legally blind and uses an assistent to read him the hole and baord cards - being informed that   …full article

Scenario Poker looks to be a hit for the iPhone

A poker game that will be available for play on the highly anticipated iPhone is already generating a significant download buzz among mac-owning poker enthusiasts.
The game is based on a simple 3 table tournament set up. Your virtual opponents play at an accelerated pace,   …full article

Phil Laak to face off against a computer for 50k

DailyTech.com is reporting that Phil Laak, one of the more entertaining and engaging faces in poker, is scheduled to take on the top poker AI in a tournament-style match worth 50k.
Laak and teammate Ali Eslami will be taking on Polaris, the top program from the   …full article

Poker.com Domain Purchase

The Poker.com domain was part of a recent silent auction at the Casino Affiliate Convention, where record high prices were paid for a number of domains. 
 
There were two bidders for Poker.com, a verbal offer for $27 million and a firm bid of $22 million. Either   …full article

Poker now available on Blackberry mobile devices

Blackberry’s BPlay division, in conjunction with mobile game developer Hands on Mobile and World Poker Tour, announced today the launch of a version of the popular WPT mobile poker game for the Blackberry device.
Nicholas Reichenbach, Senior Vice President of BPlay commented: “WPT is the number   …full article

UltimateBet and Absolute Poker Team Up

Absolute Poker and UltimateBet announced plans to launch an affiliate program called Chipleader.  The website, Chipleader.com, will offer anything and everything related to UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, including marketing materials for both poker sites and the latest online poker reports and statitstics.  The hope is that Chipleader.com will   …full article

Yahoo Launches Poker Site

In an unprecedented move, Yahoo has launched a real money poker site at www.yahoo.co.uk/poker.  Never before has an internet giant like Yahoo entered the poker realm. 
 
Yahoo poker is a partnership between St. Minver Ltd. and Boss Media AB.  Both based in Europe, St. Minver deals   …full article

I-play Partners With Daniel Negreanu

Mobile entertainment company I-play, signed an agreement with Daniel Negreanu today to be the face of its mobile entertainment poker product line.  Negreanu is widely considered the most successful poker player today. 
 
Neilsen Research shows that nearly half of all poker players are between 21 and 49   …full article

iPhone Poker

Scenario Poker will be the first third party application to be launched for Apple’s new iPhone.  It is designed for the size of the iPhone touch screen and allows players to participate in a three round tournament against up to 27 simulated players. 
 
Although iPhone poker application   …full article

PKR.com

PKR.com is a real money poker site, but instead of a top down view with thumbnail cartoons to represent players, it has 3D avatars.  PKR.com has been described as a combination of online poker and The Sims. 
 
The site was created by Jez San, known for devloping   …full article

Poker on a Blackberry

Texas Hold-Em will soon be available on any Blackberry.  Software developer, Gameloft, has created a new version of of the online poker game.  Poker is just one of the games being released by Gameloft for the Blackberry.  Other games include a racing game, a battle   …full article

Mac Owners Flock to Absolute Poker

Recently, Absolute Poker added “Instant Play”, a Mac-friendly Java version of Texas Hold-Em to their line-up. The new Java version alows Mac-based poker players to log in and play both real and fake money cash games. Absolute Poker developed the Java version   …full article

New poker title announced for XBOX 360

Gaming blogs are reporting that Oxygen Games will be releasing a Texas Hold’em-based game for Microsoft’s XBOX 360 gaming system.
The game, titled World Championship Poker 2, is a sequel to the successful World Championship Poker and is set to be released on March 16th, 2007.

Mircosoft offers texas hold’em for Vista Ultimate users

Technology blogs reported today that Microsoft is offering a Texas Hold’em game as an exclusive extra for users who purchased Vista Ultimate - the highest level of Microsoft’s newest OS.
Reviews of the software were not available at the time of this article.